NEWSNATIONNOW (Tatiana Carter) - Live updates: Iran ramps up executions as crackdown continues
President Trump says nuclear talks with Iran are in their "final stages"
AMERICANGREATNESS (Nathan Pinkoski) - The Pope and the President
The Italians have a venerable national tradition of commenting on papal controversies. This month, the Italian journal of geopolitics, Limes, has weighed in. They interviewed me […] Source
AMERICANGREATNESS (Victor Davis Hanson) - America Is Not Caught in a ‘Thucydides Trap!’
The distinguished political scientist Graham Allison, author of the 2015 Atlantic article “The Thucydides Trap,” argued that often in history an established power will stage […] Source
AMERICANGREATNESS (Frank-Christian Hansel) - The Supervised Public Sphere
The Reflex In late April of 2026, a German podcast called “Ungeskriptet” (Unscripted) released a four-and-a-half-hour episode featuring a conversation between the journalist Ben Berndt […] Source
AMERICANGREATNESS (Stu Cvrk) - Part II: The Politicization of the Federal Courts During the Second Trump Presidency
“So long as the judiciary remains truly distinct from both the legislature and the Executive. . . . Liberty can have nothing to fear from […] Source
NPR (The Associated Press) - Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from fund
Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot are suing to block anyone from receiving payouts from a new settlement fund.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Netanyahu scolds Israeli security minister for videos taunting flotilla activists
Israel's national security minister triggered a backlash after releasing videos taunting detained flotilla activists who tried to breach the blockade of Gaza, telling them they should be imprisoned.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Ex-prosecutor charged with sending to herself report on Trump classified probe
The former prosecutor faces federal charges over allegations that she sent a report on Jack Smith's investigation into President Trump's hoarding of classified documents to her personal email account.
NYTIMES (Anupreeta Das) - Mira Nair Finds a New Audience as Mother of Zohran Mamdani
“I feel like we have given him to the world,” the filmmaker said in a conversation with The New York Times. Her next movie is about one of India’s greatest artists.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Ebola fears surge on the ground in Congo over rapid spread of a rare type
Healthcare workers in eastern Congo said Wednesday they are underprotected and undertrained in a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak of a rare type of the virus in one of the world's most vulnerable places.